| JOANRIVERS | Comedian who was the first female to host a late night network TV talk show in the US |
| RIVERS | In 1986, which comedian became the first woman to host a network late-night TV talk show in the US? |
| LONG | Janice, late English DJ and the first female to have her own daily show on BBC Radio 1 (4) |
| TBS | Conan O'Brien's late-night network |
| SHOW | Badger female to host hotel display (4) |
| MEYERS | Comedian who hosts a late-night talk show on NBC, Seth - (6) |
| REAWAKENS | Again rouses prominent scientists to host a late party in small space (9) |
| TCM | "Silent Sunday Nights" network |
| HOWIEMANDEL | Comedian with a self-titled talk show in the late 1990's: 2 wds. |
| GODDARD | Surname of Trisha who had her own talk show in the 2010s and began presenting You Are What You Eat in 2022 (7) |
| MURRAY | Bill ___ Kingpin actor and comedian who was the first guest on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1993 |
| EDSULLIVAN | Who hosted a TV variety show in the US from 1948 to 1971? (2,8) |
| JAMES | _ Corden, host of The Late Late Show in the US (5) |
| THIRTYSOMETHING | This 1980s hit was the first network TV show to use an all-lowercase title |
| COLBERT | Stephen ___ comedian who was the successor to David Letterman on the Late Show |
| TREVORNOAH | The Daily Show comedian who was the featured entertainer at the 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner: 2 wds. |
| MOMSMABLEY | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| MICHELLEPAYNE | Riding Prince of Penzance in 2015, who was the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup? (8,5) |
| AMELIAEARHART | American aviation pioneer and author who in 1932 was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean |
| CORDEN | James _, hosts The Late Late Show in the US (6) |
